# CVE-2012-0421: The SUSE Audit Log Keeper daemon before 0.2.1-0.4.6.1 for SUSE Manager and Spacewalk uses world-readable permissions for /etc/auditlog-keepe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-08-08 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The SUSE Audit Log Keeper daemon before 0.2.1-0.4.6.1 for SUSE Manager and Spacewalk uses world-readable permissions for /etc/auditlog-keeper.conf, which allows local users to obtain passwords by reading this file.

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## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00001.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/771335

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